ÉCU IN RIGA

ÉCU is pleased to announce that we shall be venturing outside our Parisian home once more for another exciting endeavour; this time, we are off toRiga, Latvia, to do, for the first time, one of our world-class ÉCU screenings.

Over the 17th and 18th January, we shall be showing some of the world’s finest independent films, in the gorgeous art-house theatre that isKino Bize, found right in the heart of the city. This cozy cinema has an abundance of warmth and character, as well as a youthful zest for unconventionality, preferring to screen independently produced films that challenge and defy mainstream conformity with their vibrancy and content. This makes it an ideal venue for ÉCU’s work in finding and promoting the best of independent film.

Our selection for the screening includes such former ÉCU award winners A Beautiful Day (Best Non-European Dramatic Short Film 2017), Cubs(Best European Independent Film 2017),Emily Must Wait(Best European Dramatic Short Film 2017), Discipline (Best Independent Comedy Film 2016), My Last Summer (Special Jury Mention 2017),and Refugee Blues (Best European Documentary Film 2017).

ÉCU, sometimes known as the “Sundance of Europe”, has been actively searching for and promoting the world’s best independent films since 2006, and we don’t plan on finishing our mission any time soon. If you believe we are missing your cinematic creation to complete our portfolio of independent masterpieces to display to an worldwide audience, be sure to submit your film to ÉCU here: http://bit.ly/2rjpM3T